Staff and Wire Reports
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama sophomore Kelsi Dunne became the first player to throw back-to-back no-hitters in NCAA postseason play.
Dunne (27-3) held Jacksonville State hitless for the second straight day in a 9-0 softball victory Saturday. She led the Crimson Tide to a Super Regional championship and a spot in the Women's College World Series. This is Alabama's second straight trip and sixth in the program's 13-year history.
The two no-hitters ties the NCAA postseason record. It was Dunne's fourth of the season and gave her a school-record six for her career.
Alabama (52-9) had only seven hits, but took advantage of nine walks from Jacksonville State (43-16).
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Missouri 2, UCLA 1: LOS ANGELES -- Freshman Chelsea Thomas pitched the Tigers to their first NCAA Super Regional victory, upsetting second-seeded UCLA on Saturday night.
Missouri (49-9) won its eighth straight, snapping a nine-game winning streak by UCLA (44-10).
Thomas, 16-4, has allowed two earned runs in her last 32 innngs. She struck out three and walked two against UCLA, needing only 88 pitches.
Missouri scored first in the second inning. Micaela Minner singled and pinch runner Michaele Vock scored on Andee Allen's double. The Tigers second run scored on Gina Schneider's sacrifice fly in the third. That scored Rhea Taylor who had tripled, giving her a 14-game hitting streak.
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Michigan 7, Baylor 1: ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A four-run third inning by the sixth-ranked Michigan Wolverines (46-10) helped complete a seep of the Baylor Lady Bears (40-22).
Baylor took a 1-0 lead when junior catcher Courtney Oberg, who starred at A&M Consolidated, hit her sixth homer of the season.
Michigan bounced back the next innings against Shaina Brock (7-3) who made her first start since March 31 at North Texas.
Michigan's Jordan Taylor pitched a five-hitter, striking out 13 and walking two.
Michigan won Friday's game 8-1.
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Arizona 6, Stanford 5: PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Lindsey Sisk relieved in the first inning and struck out a careerh-high 14 to give the Wildcats their 21st WCWS berth.
Stanford won Thursday's game 6-4, but Arizona grabbed a 7-3 in Friday's first game, forcing a late game Friday night.
Arizona (46-15) got home runs from Sam Banister and Jenae Leles off Stanford's Missy Penna (35-8).
Sisk (13-4) relieved Sarah Akamine, who didn't get an out as Stanford (48-11) scored two runs after Arizona had taken a 3-0 lead.
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Georgia 7, Ohio State 6: ATHENS, Ga. -- The Bulldogs earned their first trip to the WCWS with a five-run sixth innings Friday.
Georgia senior Christie Hamilton (24-8) picked up the victory in relief. Ohio State's Kim Reeder (26-6) took the loss.
Ohio State (47-11) built a 6-1 lead on the strength of four first-inning runs.
Freshman Tori Moody homered to start the sixth for Georgia (44-10). But the big blow was a three-run tying homer by Taylor Schlopy after a pair of bunt singles.
Georgia broke the tie when Alisa Goler was intentionally walked with two outs and Brianna Hesson doubled in pinch runner Brittany Hubbard.
OSU, which lost 6-4 on Thursday, outscored Georgia 10-2 in the series' first four innings, while the Bulldogs had an 11-0 edge in the last three innings.
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Arizona State 11, North Dakota State 0: TEMPE, Ariz. - The defending national champion Sun Devils had 14 hits to back Hillary Bach's two-hitter.
ASU (46-17) swept North Dakota Bisons (38-20), which was competing in Division I for the first time. ASU won Friday's game, 3-0.
Bach, 30-9, threw only 55 pitches, retiring 20 straight at one point.
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Washington 7, Georgia Tech 1: ATLANTA -- Danielle Lawrie pitched a four-hitter to win the series' opening game.
Lawrie, 36-7, struck out 10 to tie the school single-season record for victories. She was backed up by 14 hits with six different players collecting two hits each.
Washington, 45-11, put the game away with a four-run sixth against Georgia Tech (46-14).
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